{"id":6144,"date":"2007-12-04T12:53:15","date_gmt":"2007-12-04T12:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/e-commerce\/verizon-voyager-analysis.html"},"modified":"2007-12-04T12:53:15","modified_gmt":"2007-12-04T12:53:15","slug":"verizon-voyager-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/technology\/verizon-voyager-analysis.html","title":{"rendered":"Verizon Voyager Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">I had a chance to briefly demo the Verizon Voyager today and it is an amazing combination of technology in a compact package. The question I kept asking myself as I toyed with the device is whether this mobile gadget is an <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/apple\/verizon-voyager-iphone-killer.html\">iPhone killer<\/a> as many in the media speculated.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">Before I answer, let&rsquo;s go through the pluses and minuses.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"COLOR: black\">The Pros:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">The video is extremely crisp but the internal screen could benefit from being larger.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">The keyboard is extremely comfortable &ndash; even for large thumbs and the fact that no shift key is needed to press number keys is great.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">The external touch-sensitive screen is amazing as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.time4.com\/time4\/microsites\/popsci\/howitworks\/cellphone_motor.html\">haptic feedback<\/a> mechanism gives excellent response.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">TV viewing with the aid of an integrated antenna.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">Comfortable feel in the hand.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">Solid construction feel.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/uploads\/voyager.jpg\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"COLOR: black\">The Cons:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">The browser is slow.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">The browser doesn&rsquo;t render very well on complex pages like TMCnet.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">The TV cannot be viewed in many places like large (relatively anyway) cities in Connecticut.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">The internal screen is not touch-sensitive.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">Device ease of use is average at best.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"3\" align=\"left\" vspace=\"3\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/uploads\/voyager1.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"COLOR: black\">The Verdict:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">This is a great device for the non-office worker who doesn&rsquo;t live and die with their Microsoft Office synchronization. As an entertainment vehicle it excels as it allows the user to watch videos, listen to music and also keep in touch with friends by receiving text messages and calls while they are enjoying their multimedia entertainment.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">If you are looking for a phone that is as intuitive and easy to browse on as an iPhone, this is not your device. This is <strong>not<\/strong> an iPhone killer. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">Now will this phone be enough to keep people from defecting to AT&amp;T where they will pick up an iPhone? Yes &ndash; for some anyway. Why? Because it does many things like provide TV and GPS that the iPhone does not do. In addition, the keyboard is great&hellip; Perhaps one of the best mobile keyboards around.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"COLOR: black\">What would make this device better? I would gladly give up 2 screens for an individual screen larger than each of the two. In addition, a 640&#215;480 viewing experience would be ideal and a baseline for effective mobile browsing. In addition, as more and more people need to browse while away from their computers it is essential that mobile browsers speed up.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a chance to briefly demo the Verizon Voyager today and it is an amazing combination of technology in a compact package. 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